On
January 13 in Long Island,
New York a Bob Elliott
Memorial took place. Pictured
are the officers of the
magic clubs that Bob was
associated with. All
participated in the
traditional Broken Wand
Ceremony. Close to 300 of
his friends attended and
reminisced about one of the
most influential magicians
in the Tri-State area.
(1/31/11: A MagicTimes photo).

American Wizardry - Wall Street Journal
One of the great vanishing acts in the
history of magic is Howard Thurston, who
in the early decades of the 20th century
performed the world's largest magic
show--40 tons of equipment and costumes,
for appearances around the globe--but
today is little known outside the magic
community....
Publ.Date : 2011-01-28 T00:00:00Z

Deceptionist teaches kids the science of
magic - KYTX
A world-renown magician Richard Hatch is
in Tyler at the Discovery Science Place
to show children how to use the science
of the mind to perform illusions. Magic
is making things appear out of thin air
and others disappear. Tyler student Nate
Swartz got a chance to be part of the
magic during a preview show Friday
afternoon. ...
Publ.Date : 2011-01-28 T00:00:00Z

Magician denies memorabilia sale means
it's over - Henley Standard
PAUL DANIELS has hit back at criticism
that his career has lost its magic. The
72-year-old Wargrave magician says that
he is working harder than ever. This
summer he starts a tour of countries
including New Zealand, Hawaii and Fiji
with show dates in Los Angeles and Las
Vegas. Daniels told the Standard: “Does
that sound like I am retiring or that my
career has lost its magic? I don’t think
so.” Speculation that he might be
considering bowing out of showbusiness
came after wide publicity for the sale
of the magic memorabilia that he has
collected over the years....
Publ.Date : 2011-01-31 T00:00:00Z

Criss is an "Angel" at Luxor -
GamingToday
First, I went over to the Luxor to
experience Criss Angel’s "Believe."
Yes!!!! I am a believer! What I
experienced was an artist who knows his
brand – he has an audience that watches
Mind Freak. Angel is the "Mick Jagger of
Magicians." What Criss brings to the
table is a show within a show within a
show. The illusions are grand – he
communicates, connects and mesmerizes
his fans....
Publ.Date : 2011-02-01T12:46:09Z

Plow's baby magic for Blaine
Magician David Blaine and his pregnant
fiancée, Alizee Guinochet, had to hitch
a ride to the hospital on a snow plow
after she went into labor and Blaine
couldn't make a cab appear during the
blizzard....
Publ.Date : Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:17:32
-0800

David Blaine's fiance gives birth, had
to hail snow plow - AZCentral.com
David Blaine's fiancee had to be rushed
to hospital in a snow plow so she could
give birth to their first child.
According to the New York Post
newspaper, Alizee Guinochet went into
labor in New York last Wednesday and the
illusionist tried to hail a taxi but
failed to do so because the city had
been crippled by an extremely heavy
snowstorm....
Publ.Date : 2011-02-02T15:29:36Z

Vegas magicians to perform act at UF -
The Independent Florida Alligator
Las Vegas magicians Penn and Teller have
been making people laugh, cringe and
gasp by sawing people in half, cracking
jokes and exposing fraud for 30 years.
On Wednesday, the comedic tricksters
will perform at the Phillips Center for
the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. The
show will be free and open to the
public.
Publ.Date : Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:32:24
GMT+00:00

Magician James Randi, skeptics launch
attack on makers of homeopathic 'drugs'
- Los Angeles Times
In an online video, Randi consumed an
overdose of homeopathic sleeping pills
to demonstrate that they have no effect,
and skeptics elsewhere consumed large
overdoses of other homeopathic drugs in
similar demonstrations. Randi also
offered $1 million of his own money to
any manufacturer of a homeopathic
product who could prove that the product
actually worked as claimed, and
challenged major retailers like CVS,
Rite-Aid and Walgreens to remove the
products from their shelves....
Publ.Date : 2011-02-05T19:00:48Z

Magician to perform Sunday
Justin Green, a Lapeer East grad, has
been performing magic since he was 15
years old. He became interested in magic
tricks after watching famous magicians
on television like David Copperfield,
David Blaine and Chris Angel. After a
month of practicing a few tricks, Green
performed tableto table at Castaways
restaurant in Elba Township.
Publ.Date : Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:16:17
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